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  • Report cards for dealerships

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Auto Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 832

    Abstract: Many principles commonly applied to manufacturers — such as financial “report cards” and continuous improvement — also apply to dealers. This article describes metrics that proactive owners watch to stay ahead of the competition: return on assets, the customer service index, and productivity. A sidebar explains how a CPA gains intimate knowledge of how a dealership runs — and can use that knowledge to help the dealer make more money.

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  • 5 tips for managing inventory

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Auto Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 595

    Abstract: Now, while business may be on a plateau as the industry recovers, it’s more important than ever for dealers to keep their eyes firmly planted on inventory. This article offers five tips to help a dealership keep its supply at a realistic level, including evaluating its Web site and determining whether the best inventory data is being obtained and properly assessed.

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  • Are you a tortoise or a hare? Slow and steady e-responses don’t win every race

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Auto Focus

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 464

    Abstract: Most customers begin the vehicle selection process online, so dealers who implement an effective e-response plan have a leg up on the competition. This article shows the importance of prompt response and the necessity for keeping tabs on competitors’ Web sites.

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  • Health GPOs continue to change, attract federal scrutiny

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Healthcare Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 276

    Abstract: Nearly every hospital uses a group purchasing organization (GPO) for at least some of its purchasing needs. In the 1980s and 1990s, the industry consolidated into seven large GPOs to provide national group purchasing services. Now it looks like the industry is changing again as interest in regional and local GPOs grows. This brief article discusses hospitals’ increasingly assertive relationships with GPOs, and federal scrutiny among concerns about whether GPOs produce genuine purchasing savings for their members.

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  • Greening the hospital: It’s no longer optional

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Healthcare Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 782

    Abstract: Many hospitals don’t have a complete understanding of the impact their facilities have on the environment, including the presence of toxins, the dollars spent on harmful products and processes, the health effects on patients and employees, the energy efficiency of hospital activities, and the volumes of waste that they disgorge. This article looks at some of the situations that may be present in a hospital and how to address them. These involve a hospital’s supply chains, waste disposal system, facility design and operations, and food service. A sidebar lists three online sources that can help hospitals improve their “environmental health.”

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  • Is there an ACO in your future? – Understanding the hospital’s role in accountable care organizations

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Healthcare Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 1074

    Abstract: Health care reform will significantly expand patient access, yet major problems remain with the U.S. health care system. Overall costs are unsustainable, and several health-outcome measures lag behind other industrialized countries. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) includes provisions to address these issues through aggressive promotion of accountable care organizations (ACOs). This article explains what an ACO does, and discusses three PPACA programs that directly affect ACOs. It also suggests how to form an ACO and offers special tips for hospitals. A sidebar looks at legal impediments to forming an ACO.

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  • Strategies for responding to adverse events

    Fall 2010
    Newsletter: Healthcare Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 865

    Abstract: If a death or serious disability results from a preventable medical error, the potential legal and financial consequences are huge. This article examines the recent history of attempts to identify and prevent “adverse events,” and lists five recommended responses to them. It also discusses the findings of an Office of Inspector General (OIG) study of this issue.

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  • Practice builders – Don’t let marketing fall by the wayside

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Rx for Practice Management / Practice Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 420

    Abstract: In the current economic climate, some private practice physicians may be tempted to cast their marketing efforts aside in order to save a dollar. It’s a bad idea. Rather than drop marketing, it’s important to become more creative at it. This involves gaining an understanding of the market in which one competes; choosing the best medium to appeal to that market; and synchronizing various marketing efforts with each other and with what is going on in the practice through annual, quarterly and monthly action plans.

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  • Medical practice management 101 – How to assess financial health

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Rx for Practice Management / Practice Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 704

    Abstract: Most often, it’s assessing the financial health of their practice that eludes many physicians. Timely, accurate financial reports can be invaluable tools for assessing a practice’s financial health. Different reports used on a daily, weekly and monthly basis provide vital information for day-to-day management of a practice. Each kind of report offers different information that’s important to financial analysis. But good old-fashioned budgeting is also crucial.

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  • Developing a hospitalist service offering

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Rx for Practice Management / Practice Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 568

    Abstract: The services that hospitalists perform have become so popular that the number of hospitalists is expected to reach 30,000 by the end of the decade. Entrepreneurial physician practices seeking to develop new revenue streams should consider developing a hospitalist services subsidiary. This separate entity would employ the hospitalists. But it’s important for a hospital to understand in advance how the subsidiary works and how to prepare a hospitalist for service, and ensure that both the hospital and hospitalists are in agreement on performance variables and how they will be measured.

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  • Electronic dashboards – The latest gadget for measuring practice performance

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Rx for Practice Management / Practice Management Advisor

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 818

    Abstract: There’s a new tool that many physicians are finding superior to traditional financial statements — the electronic dashboard. Why are dashboards important? They’re designed to make financial indicators more comprehensible to physicians. In fact, they can be effective tools for engaging all staff members in reducing overhead and increasing profits. This article describes how electronic dashboards work, how to get started employing one, and what features to include. A sidebar looks at the costs of implementing a dashboard, whether in-house or through a third party.

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  • Newsbits – Fasb actions carry impact

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 438

    Abstract: This issue’s “Newsbits” concentrates on just one topic: three recent actions by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that could affect a nonprofit’s financial statement preparation this year and beyond.

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  • Software solutions can be affordable

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 859

    Abstract: It may seem harder than ever for a not-for-profit to budget for computer software that will bring it into the next decade. After all, its leaders want to update and expand, take advantage of new features on the market and adequately protect their computer system from outside threats. But there is a way to find effective, inexpensive software solutions, including low-cost and no-cost options for creating, sharing, backing up and restoring original and PDF files, and protecting the organization from cyber-threats. This article lists specific examples of available software.

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  • Settlement shines spotlight on donor intent

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 833

    Abstract: Last year, Princeton University reached a $101 million settlement with a donor foundation that had asserted that the university spent the donor’s funds in a manner contrary to its original intent. A number of similar disputes have erupted over the last several years that highlight a major dilemma for charities: They must act as loyal stewards of donated funds while maintaining proper authority over them. This article lists several specific steps a nonprofit can take to avoid conflicts, and offers a sidebar listing gift-acceptance guidelines.

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  • Rainy days – Viewing operating reserves in the current economy

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 422

    Abstract: A lot of nonprofits are seeing less revenue coming in coupled with greater demand for their services. As a result, they’re struggling to cover expenses and are dipping into their operating reserves. But before a nonprofit taps further into its nest egg, it should consider the purpose, nature and limits of these unrestricted funds. Different organizations will need different amounts of reserves, but everyone should have a “Plan B” that identifies additional cuts that can allow quick action if the current downturn lasts longer than anticipated.

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  • The Contractor’s Corner – How can I better manage my equipment?

    Fall 2009
    Newsletter: On-Site

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 440

    Abstract: This issue’s feature discusses a contractor who’s losing control of his equipment. To find a solution, there are three big questions a contractor should first ask: “Should I lease or buy?” “Who will be using and servicing my assets?” and “Is our permitting and storage up to snuff?”

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